Students at homebirths? can I say no?

[GYoIsReallyHavingABaby]

Hello
Im hopfully having my planned Home Water Birth (very soon hopefully, due today!)

The MW that came to see me today had a student with her, which was fine. She did the standard antenatal checks etc which was all checked by the experineced MW.

Is it reasonable say that I dont want her at the actual birth itself? It could be that I wont care at the time but Im not so sure.

I am all for students learning and I know HWB are great for that. If I was in hospital I'd feel diffeerntly but my living room/ birthing room isnt huge and I really dont want any more strangers than necessary seeing me naked and writhing about in the water

Alternatively does anyone has some great stories as to why an extra body/student is a good thing

thank you.

As an update to this- still no baby here but I was at the hospital yesterday needing an anti D jab following a bump to my bump and I found the student MWs to be much more pleasant and helpful than the others (who were manic to be fair). I was really impressed with their approach and skill.

Especially the one who took blood from me- perfectly - shame the lab then lost the sample!

ANyway, my point is that space aside i would be happy having a student at the birth... its just the space issue...